Majority of Americans See Barack Obama's Presidency as a Failure

[Acebb]

The agony since 2009 finally sets in for many people:

Barack Obama’s rating for strong leadership has dropped to a new low in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, hammered by criticism of his work on international crises and a stalled domestic agenda alike. With the midterm elections looming, Americans by a 10-point margin, 52-42 percent, see his presidency more as a failure than a success.
Just 38 percent now approve of Obama’s handling of international affairs, down 8 percentage points since July to a career low; 56 percent disapprove, a majority for the first time. Fifty-two percent say he’s been too cautious in dealing with Islamic insurgents in Iraq and Syria.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politic...hip-with-criticism-on-isis-immigration-alike/

He's going to drag down the Dem brand in November which is why he's trying to mitigate that with a prime time speech on a popular issue tonight.

It won't work.

 

[Willie99]

shocking that 42% think it's more of a success than a failure

then again, we have evolved (read digressed) into a libtarded society, and he will always have "paul's" support.

maybe I should be happy his support has fallen below the infamous 47% line

 

[Dave007inVegas]

shocking that 42% think it's more of a success than a failure

then again, we have evolved (read digressed) into a libtarded society, and he will always have "paul's" support.

maybe I should be happy his support has fallen below the infamous 47% line

Imagine that. It’s really hard. So many people fucked up in the head.

 

[SheriffJoe]

42% still think he's "the epitome of perfection"

face)(*^%

 

[Acebb]

Speaking of epitome of perfection, the AARA was nothing but a big waste

WASHINGTON — The largest government infusion of cash into the U.S. economy in generations – the 2009 stimulus – was riddled with a massive labor scheme that harmed workers and cheated unsuspecting American taxpayers.
...
A review of public records in 28 states uncovered widespread cheating by construction companies that listed workers as contractors instead of employees in order to beat competitors and cut costs. The federal government, while cracking down on the practice in private industry, let it happen in stimulus projects in the rush to pump money into the economy at a time of crisis.
Companies across the country avoided state and federal taxes and undercut law-abiding competitors. They exploited workers desperate for jobs, depriving them of unemployment benefits and often workers’ compensation insurance.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/static/f...or-law-dodge-hurts-taxpayers-and-workers.html

 

[Dave007inVegas]

Attorney General Eric Holder is one of President Obama's best-known and longest-serving cabinet members. Most recently, he led the administration's response to the racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri following the Michael Brown killing, launching multiple Justice Department investigations into the police department there.

If the results of a new Wall Street Journal poll are any guide, Holder's service has not brought him much public approval. The Attorney General was one of a number of people and organizations that Journal pollsters asked respondents to "rate your feelings toward each one as very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative." Respondents who didn't recognize a name were encouraged to say so.

Thirty-seven percent of registered voters polled said they did not know who Holder is — not an unusual situation with even high-ranking government officials. But of those who knew Holder, opinion broke down this way: Six percent said they had very positive feelings toward him; nine percent said they had somewhat positive feelings; 16 percent said they were neutral; 10 percent said they had somewhat negative feelings; and 22 percent said they had very negative feelings toward Holder.

Put another way, that's 32 percent who said they had negative feelings about Holder, versus 15 percent who said they had positive feelings. That 17-point negative gap was the worst of any person or organization measured by the Journal poll, with the exception of the Tea Party, which had a 23-point negative gap. Holder's negative-to-positive gap was worse than those of Mitt Romney, Rand Paul, and even the never-popular Republican Party. (President Obama's rating was 42 percent positive versus 46 percent negative — a four-point negative gap.)

It's probably incorrect to say that Holder's handling of the Ferguson matter has caused his rating to plunge. In fact, the Attorney General's negative-to-positive ratio was actually a little worse the only other time the Journal has included him in its poll, in June 2013. Back then, Holder's rating was 32 percent negative versus 10 percent positive — a 22-point negative gap. That's in Tea Party territory. Still, even with some improvement in the last year, Holder is a long way from positive territory.

Thirty-seven percent of registered voters polled said they did not know who Holder is. Add that to the 42% who think Obama has been successful and that gives you some insight into the mindset of the country.

Those people are more of a threat to our country than ISIS.

 

[mplastered]

shocking that 42% think it's more of a success than a failure

then again, we have evolved (read digressed) into a libtarded society, and he will always have "paul's" support.

maybe I should be happy his support has fallen below the infamous 47% line

42% have the government pay their bills. Why shouldn't they be happy.

 

[Seymour]

I would imagine most dems would describe Obama as a major disappointment

 

[The Guesser]

I would imagine most dems would describe Obama as a major disappointment

Going to war, as he has been, and is going to again, has stamped his second term as a failure. He hasn't learned from history, he's repeating it. He's not avoiding stupid Wars, which WAS a good policy goal. Disappointment is an understatement.

 

[mplastered]

Going to war, as he has been, and is going to again, has stamped his second term as a failure. He hasn't learned from history, he's repeating it. He's not avoiding stupid Wars, which WAS a good policy goal. Disappointment is an understatement.

Would you be happy if he did it covertly? What if he threatened our so called Arab allies to send their troops instead of ours? Let's say we knock off a leader or two. How's that sound? After all, it's their citizens causing all this shit.

 

[ScottL]

Would you be happy if he did it covertly? What if he threatened our so called Arab allies to send their troops instead of ours? Let's say we knock off a leader or two. How's that sound? After all, it's their citizens causing all this shit.

Marty, Guesser lives in a make-pretend world. Save your breath.

 

[mplastered]

Marty, Guesser lives in a make-pretend world. Save your breath.

Well, that's my dream world. We start knocking off a few Arab leaders, just to make a statement. They have way more to lose than use. At least we can make it so.

 

[The Guesser]

Would you be happy if he did it covertly? What if he threatened our so called Arab allies to send their troops instead of ours? Let's say we knock off a leader or two. How's that sound? After all, it's their citizens causing all this shit.

I'd be happy if we weren't there at all, and let them sort out their own problems, religious factions, country borders, etc. None of our business. Covertly or Overtly. Either way, we suffer down the road for our interference. I know the War Mongers support Obama's actions now. That's all one needs to know.

 

[mplastered]

I'd be happy if we weren't there at all, and let them sort out their own problems, religious factions, country borders, etc. None of our business. Covertly or Overtly. Either way, we suffer down the road for our interference. I know the War Mongers support Obama's actions now. That's all one needs to know.

We suffer down the road no matter what. You think ISIS stops and is content..........Muslim extremist will never stop. They can't be reasoned with, they can't be bargained with. EXTERMINATOR!!!!!!! Get my point? They must be stopped, but by their own fuckwad people. You just watch the Saudis start shaking. When the king gets scared! well! that's when shit will happen.

 

[The Guesser]

We suffer down the road no matter what. You think ISIS stops and is content..........Muslim extremist will never stop. They can't be reasoned with, they can't be bargained with. EXTERMINATOR!!!!!!! Get my point? They must be stopped, but by their own fuckwad people. You just watch the Saudis start shaking. When the king gets scared! well! that's when shit will happen.

Learn from History. Remember when they said if we don't stop the North Vietnamese from taking over South Vietnam, the Communists wouldn't stop there, they'd take over every country, take over the world, as a rationale for interfering in, and staying in Vietnam. Didn't quite happen that way, did it? I agree, they must be stopped by their own people leading the way, NOT with the US leading the way. Obama is a fool.

 

[ScottL]

Marty you are right to be pissed of course. The irony is while your opponent here likes to introduce complexities that are non-existent it is a fact that for other reasons diplomatic policies and foreign intervention always have unforeseen ramifications. Let me give you an example of the difference between a theory and the reality regarding predicting human behavior.

Fact: The Arab World lives under brutal subjugation by oppressive dictators who enslave and crush the people.

Theory: If we remove the brutal dictator and introduce a new form of government the people will elect moderate leaders and travel the path toward a civil society.

Fact/Unintended consequence: There is nothing underneath these dictatorships and when they are removed the bottom literally falls out and a power vacuum is created. That vacuum is subsequently filled by terror gangs and ethnic cleansers who institute a new and even more subhuman form of brutal rule.

Now the talking heads in America are disagreeing on whether terrorism and radicalism is a byproduct of Muslim culture, or an Arab problem. It's complicated. What I do know is the world looks toward the US for leadership. And while our capacities, reach and military might far outdistances others we can't possibly fully eradicate Islamic fundamentalism and rid the world of slave dictatorships without partners. There has to be something underneath when the bottom falls out besides lawlessness, and terrorists who do not recognize borders.

Europe must contribute (and don't forget the Dickhead in Russia has veto power in the UN security council, as well as the Chinese). And even the Arab Sunni autocracies must come aboard, as it is they who benefit in the near term. And we have to do this all in a way that does not empower Assad or strengthen Iran. Whether Obama realizes it or not, and regardless of the picture he tries to repaint with words and wishes he just set the clock back to 9/12/01.

 

[festeringZit]

Learn from History. Remember when they said if we don't stop the North Vietnamese from taking over South Vietnam, the Communists wouldn't stop there, they'd take over every country, take over the world, as a rationale for interfering in, and staying in Vietnam. Didn't quite happen that way, did it? I agree, they must be stopped by their own people leading the way, NOT with the US leading the way. Obama is a fool.

"Obama is a fool"

Smartest thing you've ever said in this forum.

 

[mplastered]

Learn from History. Remember when they said if we don't stop the North Vietnamese from taking over South Vietnam, the Communists wouldn't stop there, they'd take over every country, take over the world, as a rationale for interfering in, and staying in Vietnam. Didn't quite happen that way, did it? I agree, they must be stopped by their own people leading the way, NOT with the US leading the way. Obama is a fool.

OK, we agree, by their own people. NOT OUR BOYS. But this is a sick bunch of fucks. I compare it more to Cambodia. Not religion wise, but fucked up, we will kill you wise. We need to kill a few leaders of the Arab world just to show we mean business.

 

[ScottL]

"Obama is a fool"

Smartest thing you've ever said in this forum.

Not for any of the right reasons though. He's a 'fool' to Guesser anytime he walks below row 25 of the left field bleachers.

 

[The Guesser]

"Obama is a fool"

Smartest thing you've ever said in this forum.

I've said it quite often. :toast: